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US Olympic team sponsor caught in clothes factory ‘abuse’ scandal

Country: Jordan
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

Back Pay and Remediation of Labor Rights Violations at a Collegiate Supplier in Ethiopia

Country: Ethiopia
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Rola Abimourched and Scott Nova Date: July 31, 2024 Re: Back Pay and Remediation of Labor Rights Violations at a Collegiate Supplier in Ethiopia Please find here a new report on the WRC’s findings, recommendations, and full remediation of labor rights violations at Everest Apparel (“Everest”), a factory…

Countering the Crackdown on Workers Protesting Poverty Wages in Bangladesh

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Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Minimum Wage

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Thulsi Narayanasamy, Sarah Reed, and Ben Hensler Date: July 16, 2024 Re: Countering the Crackdown on Workers Protesting Poverty Wages in Bangladesh We write to make you aware of the WRC’s response to the recent crackdown on workers’ rights in Bangladesh by the government and factory owners—including a…

Premium Apparel

Country: Haiti
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft

In November 2023, Premium Apparel closed operations and failed to pay its workers severance and other terminal benefits. The primary buyer, Gildan (which also sourced blanks for the university licensee New Agenda), promptly committed to make full payment of the workers’ severance. Gildan’s contribution of approximately $700,000 was distributed to workers in January 2024.

‘A heightened atmosphere of fear’: Bangladeshi garment workers’ fight for fair pay isn’t over

Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Minimum Wage

Workers’ rights ‘disregarded after earthquake’

Country: Türkiye
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Health & Safety Violations

Disastrous Outcome on Wages Made Worse by the Price Workers Are Paying for Speaking Out

Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Minimum Wage

Brands are facing final calls to use their leverage to influence the wage outcome: brands should reject the wage proposal and publicly commit to increase prices to support a wage of US$215 per month during the official 14-day period for submission of objections, which ends November 26.
Garment workers are encountering systematic punishment and retaliation, including violence, arrests, terminations, and killings…

Broken threads: 5 things to know about troubled college clothing industry

Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Covid-19, Forced Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Living Wage, Wage Theft